The chown of file and directories over a CIFS mount does not succeed.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The chown of file and directories over a CIFS mount does not succeed.
  • Is it possible to chown files/directories over a CIFS mount to a user different to that which mounted the share.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (All releases)

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content